The North Carolina Arts Council Artist Support Grant is a regional grant program to support individual artists in all phases of their career.
Donor Name: Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County
State: North Carolina
County: Cumberland County (NC), Hoke County (NC), Robeson County (NC), Sampson County (NC), Scotland County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The program funds professional and artistic development for emerging or established artists to create work, improve their business operations, or bring their work to new audiences.
The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County manages applications and awards for Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson, and Scotland counties.
Grant will fund the artistic and professional development of emerging and established artists to enhance the artists’ skills and abilities to create work, improve business operations in their discipline, and/or build their capacity to bring their work to new audiences.
Funding Information
Grant requests range from $500 – $2,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The Artist Support Grant is intended to support a broad range of talented artists in the genres of visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, music composition, choreography, and interdisciplinary arts. Eligible candidates may be either emerging or established artists; this grant does not support start-up activities. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to spending a significant portion of their time on their work as artists in their discipline.
- Individuals and Artist Collectives — Both individual artists and small, unincorporated groups of collaborating artists are eligible to apply.
- Residency — Artists should have lived continuously in the counties of Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson, and Scotland for at least one year before the application deadline. An applicant must be at least 18 years old and either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien. Proof of residence and status may be required at the time of application. Artists who live in more than one region should apply only where they spend most of the year. All members of a collaborating team must be North Carolina residents, live in the region in which they are applying, and meet the other eligibility requirements. Resumes documenting residence for all team members should be included with the application.
- Multiple Awards — Artists who are sole proprietors of organizations that have already received funding for FY 2024-2025 from the N.C. Arts Council are ineligible to apply.
- Conflict of Interest — Current board and staff members of the consortium partner organizations and their family members are not eligible to apply for the award.
- Student Status — The Artist Support Grant is intended for adult, nonstudent artists. Artists enrolled full-time in undergraduate or associate degree-granting programs may not apply for the grant
For more information, visit NCAC.
